Author's Purpose
Youth Voices by Thalia
What is the author's main purpose?
A to explain why men were not
included in the game
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Basketball was created in 1891. One year
later, a teacher named Sendra Berenson,
organized the first women's basketball
team. She changed the rules to have three
zones and six players on each team so that
she could teach cooperation between the
teammates. In 1893, the first game of
women's basketball was played at Smith
College. However, no men were allowed
at the game. After that, many colleges all
over the country started adding women's
basketball teams to their schools. In 1896,
the first intercollegiate women's basketball
game was played. Again, men were
excluded, and women guarded the doors
was played
to make sure no man would go in. D intercollegiate women's basketball game
Between the years 1899 and 1914, many
people spoke out against women's
basketball, and they weren't allowed to
take part in the Olympics.
B to discuss the inequality in basketball
to share the beginning of women's
basketball
to provide information about women's sports
which detail suggests that women's basketball
grew in popularity?
A could teach cooperation between the
teammates
B no men were allowed at the game
started adding women's basketball teams
to their schools
Short Answer: Why were men not allowed at
the games?
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